Isaiah 55
There are many times in the New Testament that we read of a certain thing happening to fulfill a prophecy, or “what is written.” Generally we assume that all of those “what was writtens” have already been fulfilled and therefore can no longer be fulfilled. That is not the case with the blessings of God. When Jesus came, we received all of the blessing in spiritual places, so the way we get them to manifest in earthly places is by believing the promises of God and acting on our beliefs. The first verse I highlight in this session is verse 1. Essentially, verse 1 is the Old Testament equivalent of Matthew 6:33- Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all of these things will be added to you. The Lord then begins to “locate” our hearts by asking us in verse 2 why we waste time, energy and money seeking those things that are pointless. Those things that will never satisfy us. This is a question you need to ask yourself and allow the Holy Spirit to guide you through. While you are in a state of introspection, it is helpful to note that although you may believe you have “all the time in the world”, there will come a time when God can no longer be found. In particular, if you are not saved you will not always have the opportunity to be saved. God will not strive with the rebellious spirits of men forever so do not find yourself at the end of your life unable to get back to your creator.
In the second half of this chapter, the Lord shifts gears a bit and explains to us that His words are extremely poignant. They do not fail-ever. This is both a promise and a warning. If God tells you that there will be a time when He can’t be found then there will be. As well, if God says that we are blessed with something, then we are- No matter what we see. God iterates that His word can be likened to rain that goes to the earth and produces harvest, so His word goes to humanity and produces harvest. It returns to Him when it has accomplished why it was sent. We have never seen rain ascend back to heaven and we will never see God’s word be retracted back either. One benefit of this in particular is in the way of provision. I personally depend on God’s word to produce actual provision in my life. Finally, how do we know that we hear God, how do we know that the words spoken are His? The answer is in Verse 12. We can know that what/ who we hear is God if we follow the peace. There should be peace in our life when we are led by God. If there is no peace, it is not God!
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